Ch. 04 · Seastead Operating Principles
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Section 04 — The Buoyant Stack

What we build on deep water

Structure that floats, not fights

Pontoons adjust to a 1.8 m tide range; the deck stays level while the column breathes below.

Tidal

Power drawn from the current itself

Turbine arrays harvest 40 kW at 2.3 kts — enough to run the platform through a slack tide.

Hydro

Built from what the ocean gives back

Hull skin is 62% reclaimed ocean polymer; the seaweed-bioconcrete mix cures underwater in 14 days.

Reclaim

Cleaner water on the way out

Every platform nets 80 kg of plastic per week; the outflow leaves a reef-friendlier column behind it.

Restore
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